Supplies are received into the system, checked, weighed and labelled. All traceability information is entered and supplies assigned to stock. In the fresh products industry it is vital to control the raw material stock to reduce loss and age products to the optimal level.
Raw material stock levels are known at all times, and items can be assigned to stock as they enter the inventory. For each item on stock, information such as quantity, age, expiry dates, location and supplier is important for production planning and scheduling. When items are used for production, they are removed from stock and assigned to different production lines, providing accurate information about raw material usage, costs and origin of raw material per production line.
Marel offers a wide range of processing equipment that is all linked to INNOVA for the most accurate processing control available. Innova can control individual machinery or complete processing lines, such as intelligent portioning and trimming machines, graders and batching equipment, trimming and boning lines, packing and labelling lines, all types of weighing equipment, vision units and RF ID logistic solutions. Operating on the principle that you cannot control what you cannot measure, all this equipment provides real-time data for performance monitoring, in order to optimise profitability at each stage of production.
Innova offers advanced packing and labelling solutions with full inventory, palletising and order processing capabilities. The system provides full support for work in process weighing, inventory control, packing, giveaway monitoring and finished goods outer-case marking. Orders can be processed online, pallets can be built automatically and all labels printed are based on real time data, while end products can be traced back to the supplier’s delivery.
Finished goods are moved into inventory or directly to stock during the packing process. Products can be palletised and located within the stock. Stock levels are known at each point in time, along with all available relevant data, such as age, expiry dates and time on stock. Inventory transactions are performed scan-by-scan using on-line mobile scanners, providing up-to-date information.
Innova makes the delivery of the final goods, with all the necessary information, both smooth and speedy. Goods can be delivered with full traceability all the way through processing and back to the supplier.
Innova gives managers full control of the production process, readily transporting information into reports and external systems, such as ERP systems, for total overview, costing and production planning. It improves all aspects of the production process, enabling managers to increase throughput in less time, reduce giveaway, utilise labour and raw materials more efficiently, reduce risk and achieve full traceability of final goods and products.Innova consists of individual programme modules working together to create the total processing system.
These individual modules control all processing steps including weighing, grading, portioning, deboning, trimming, quality assurance, inventory and dispatch. Innova’s powerful yield, throughput and quality control features are designed to deliver the most accurate data available today.
Administration
Kernel of the Innova system, this module is based on the latest technology from Microsoft and runs on the SQL Server database.
Deboning
Innova Deboning monitors and controls deboning processing lines for beef, pork and lamb. Individual de-boners are monitored in terms of weight, yields, throughput and quality defects. The system provides full traceability from animal to pack. Innova Deboning is a control and data capture system for beef and pork plants.
Trimming
Innova Trimming monitors and controls trimming lines. Individual trimmers are monitored in terms of weight, yields, throughput and quality defects.
Grading
Innova Grading is designed to manage and monitor grader applications from Marel.
Packing
Innova Packing is an advanced packing and labelling solution with full inventory and order processing capabilities. It connects to packing scales, batching equipment, packing graders, hand-held terminals and label printers to provide a total packing, labelling, inventory and order solution.
Integration
Innova Integration Services is a proven solution that provides seamless integration between Innova and external systems. It supports a variety of interfaces, such as XML, text files and web services.
Portioning
Innova Portioning is designed to configure and control portioning machines and to collect portioning data for optimising processes and process control.
Yield Control
Innova Yield Control monitors yield for individual processing lines, and can use all data capture processes to set up different yield control points.
Documentation
Innova Documentation enables all kinds of documents to be set up and linked to data within the system. Documents are accessible on a variety of production terminals, including quality terminals.
Quality Control
Innova Quality Control is specifically designed for quality control inspection in food processing plants. The system handles various inspection items, inspection processes and responses, and results can be viewed in standard or customised reports. Inspections can be directly linked to various production parameters for full product traceability.
